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John Thelwall: Radical Romantic and Acquitted Felon

by Steve Poole

John Thelwall at the crossroads of radical politics and Romantic literature

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John Thelwall at the crossroads of radical politics and Romantic literature

Steve Poole’s study traces John Thelwall across a life that joined political radicalism with literary work. The account places his 1794 trial for high treason and acquittal alongside his later turn toward poetry and drama, while noting his connections with Wordsworth and Coleridge. The title’s “acquitted felon” refers to the disparaging label applied to Thelwall by William Windham after the trial. Together, these details frame Thelwall as a figure whose public political history and place in Romantic-era literary circles are considered in tandem.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Romantic-era writers and their literary networks.
  • Those studying English literary history alongside late eighteenth-century radical politics.
  • Readers seeking a biographical study of John Thelwall.

Themes

RomanticismPolitical radicalismLiterary collaborationEighteenth-century trials and acquittal

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Book overview

John Thelwall was a Romantic and Enlightenment polymath. In 1794 he was tried and acquitted of high treason, earning himself the disdainful soubriquet 'acquitted felon' from Secretary of State for War, William Windham. Later, Thelwall's interests turned to poetry and plays, and was a collaborator and confidant of Wordsworth and Coleridge.
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